Historical Figures

by Buddy Levy

May 11th-12th marks the 100th anniversary of the first fully documented flight to the North Pole.

by Justin Garson

In the 1950s, the field of psychiatry had nothing to show for itself. While polio was

by Joe Pappalardo

After the Civil War, many American families moved west seeking new lives, heavily supported by the

by Alexander Larman

Princess Elizabeth II was in Kenya with her husband, Prince Philip, for just a few days
From fighting the British in colonial America to the corrupt wild west to the controversial old

by Justin Garson

In the 1960s, the field of psychiatry was at a standstill. While some scientists cured polio

by Lorissa Rinehart

“Few members of Congress have ever stood more alone while being true to a higher honor

by Gwen Strauss

From the moment they met in 1940 in the Ravensbrück concentration camp, Milena Jesenska and Margarete

by Stephen Puleo

The Great Abolitionist is the first major biography of Charles Sumner to be published in over

by Matt Kaplan

From Darwin to Pasteur to modern-day scientists, Matt Kaplan's I Told You So! is an energetic,